Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism associated with uterine carcinosarcoma

• Main Authors: Giorgia Lodetti (Author), Stefano Tambuzzi (Author), Salvatore Andreola (Author), Guendalina Gentile (Author), Riccardo Zoja (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Uterine carcinosarcoma (USC), also known as malignant mixed Müllerian tumor, is a rare and high-grade endometrial cancer composed of epithelial and mesenchymal elements.1 UCS accounts for 4.3% of all uterine corpus cancer, with a worldwide annual incidence of 0.5-3.3 cases per 100.000 women.1 Commo...